#nibirun

[autumnslance]

The Cafe at the End of the Universe

The Last Dregs - Final at Bloodsworn

[balladingbard]

The Dead Ends and the Theme of Community

It’s no secret that one of the biggest themes in Endwalker is strength through community.

Whether it’s through the power of friendship, strangers helping those in need, or nations coming together to ready a giant spaceship driven by moon bunnies, the importance of being there for your fellow Eorzean is a major part of the Warrior of Light’s journey.

Hermes, who struggled with finding the meaning of life in his loneliness, sent out Meteion’s sisters to explore the universe and find the answer to his questions.  But what if they found part of the answer in their journey, but never realized it?

Let’s take a look at the Dead Ends dungeon.

Our first stop -  Ostrakon Hexi, home of the cuddly-Namazu wannabes, the Grebuloffs.

Meteion introduces this world as full of pestilence and rot.  The civilization ended due to disease.

Our next stop -  Ostrakon Okto, home of the generic-brand Terminator soldiers, the Karellians.

Meteion introduces this world as one that was able to eradicate disease, but their world was destroyed through war and conflict.

Our final stop -  Ostrakon Deka-hepta, home of the Nibirun, or future-Ancients-had-the-world-not-been-split-by-Hydaelyn.

Meteion introduces this world as one that had no strife, yet despite achieving perfection, they ended their world out of apathy.

Through these worlds, we begin to see a pattern, and had they been more connected, they could have saved each other.

The peaceful Nibirun could’ve stopped the Karellians’ war.

The disease-curing Karellians could’ve saved the Grebuloffs’ lives.

And by helping other worlds, the Nibirun could’ve found meaning to their existence.

An end to war.  A cure to disease.  Finding meaning in a meaningless world.  All pieces of the puzzle in how to find happiness.

[captain-rezokun]

I like them

[rousedwhisperingdawn]

Basically Endwalker.

[dualcast-my-ass]

Farther still existed a star without strife, where none remembered life's trials—or its joys.

[aoife-asturmaux]

maxed with the omicrons!!!!! that final quest was so good, i cried again....

everyone! if you have gatherers at 80! please do the omicron quests!!!!!!!!!

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[rydiathesummoner]

All I can see when I look at the Nibiruns is the 🤤🤤🤤 emoji